FENDER BROWNFACE CONCERT
1959-1963
Configuration: Combo
Power: 40 Watts
Effects: Tremolo
SCHEMATICS
- Concert 5G12 (59)
- Concert 6G12.(60)
- Concert 6G12-A (60-63)
LAYOUT
- Front Panel: "Normal" In, In, Bass, Treble, Volume - "Vibrato" In, In, Volume, Treble, Bass, Speed, Intensity - Presence, Pilot Light
- Back Panel: Ground Switch, Fuse, Power Switch, Standby Switch, Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack
CABINET
- Tolex: Pinkish Brown (59-61) Rough Brown (62-63)
- Grill Cloth: Beige Brown (Wheat) (60-61) Oxblood (61-62) Beige Brown w/ Gold Stripe (62-63)
- Logo: Grill Mounted, Flat
- Handle: Brown Dog Bone
- Feet: Chrome Glides
- Corners: Chrome Corners w/ Lip
- Knobs: Brown Barrel
- Hardware: Large Chassis Straps 5 5/8"
SPEAKERS
- Size: 4 x 10
- Impedance: 2 ohms
- Model: Jensen P10R, Jensen P10Q, Jensen C10R or Oxford 10K5 (For more info, check out the Mojotone Replacement Speaker Guide)
21 comments
I don’t see cabinet dimensions listed, so I measured my June ’60: 24″W x 24″H x 10-1/2″D
Both my 5G12 with the standard knob set up and 5G12 with the center volume 5G12 set up were built in 1959 and have the pulse caps over the “hole to nowhere” on the back of their respective chassis. And yes, many blackface combos do have plywood baffle boards, but many don’t–I’ll personally take the shake rattle & roll of the plywood over the consistency of the particle board, but, to each his own brother.
Yessir! I think those were companions to the 1964 blackface Super Reverbs, perhaps a little cheaper, sans reverb. I believe that my 1964 Super Reverb had a tag of $399; but I got it for $325, and but I still had to finance it. That was a LOT of money back in March or so of 1964 … However, that was a long time ago and the RAM ain’t what it used to be! So I could be wrong about all of it!